That day the boss arrived at the office even later than usual, he looked annoyed and stressed. He walked a bit around his desk and finally opened his laptop.
Me and Chris were already digging through emails quietly for several hours , now we knew that our quiet was gone. We still pretended we didn't notice a thing.
Bursting with anxiety the boss finally talked:
- Covid is spreading, is spreading like crazy! They can't contain it, it's off ! It's off I tell you!
He panicked and navigated to a news site, the prime minister should make a statement, it's a crisys.
Next to me Chris felt somehow reliefed, for the first time in many weeks he didn't have to stare in the boss's shoes resting on his desk half a meter from his face. He nodded and said:
- I hear they recommend working from home...
- It's madness the boss yelled, they say the economy will shut down, they talk of quarantine and locking people in their appartaments! If it gets worse I am thinking to go to a mountain cabin, I will be safe there...
I couldn't help smile seeing the cowardice displayed by the same guy who used to show off as being distant and relaxed all the time, he was a mess :))
- Pack a lot of cans, food for a year, move up the mountain with the family, stay there with no contact... he mumbled on and on ...
I smiled again and went for a coffee. When I was back there was an emergency commitee lined up near his desk all agreeing we should work from home starting immediately. I packed and went home, all good!
